Cranston High School East

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Cranston, Rhode Island

Cranston High School East in Cranston, Rhode Island enrolled 1,525 students in 2024-25 with 116.0 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Rhode Island high-school median of 12.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 30% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Rhode Island: 33.1% and 28.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 86% (Rhode Island: 84.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

1,499 students in 2022-23, 1,513 students in 2023-24, 1,525 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 120.2 to 116.0.

Students enrolled at Cranston High School East by school year2022-23: 1,499, 2023-24: 1,513, 2024-25: 1,52505001k1.5k2k2022-231,4992023-241,5132024-251,525
Students enrolled at Cranston High School East by school year2022-23: 1,499, 2023-24: 1,513, 2024-25: 1,52505001k1.5k2k2022-231,4992023-241,5132024-251,525
Students enrolled at Cranston High School East by school year2022-23: 1,499, 2023-24: 1,513, 2024-25: 1,52505001k1.5k2k2022-231,4992023-241,5132024-251,525
Students enrolled at Cranston High School East by school year2022-23: 1,499, 2023-24: 1,513, 2024-25: 1,52505001k1.5k2k2022-231,4992023-241,5132024-251,525
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,499120.212.5
2023-241,513118.012.8
2024-251,525116.013.1

13.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Rhode Island high schools

Among the 59 Rhode Island high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 13.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 13.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 13.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Rhode Island high schools, 2024-2559 values from 8.0 to 28.8; This school 13.1; state median 12.4.1 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 12.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 257 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cranston High School East enrolled 1,540 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 119 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 257 of the 1,540 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions119
  • Chronically absent37.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.4% of students were Hispanic, 20.8% White, 11.6% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.4%
  2. White20.8%
  3. Asian11.6%
  4. Black7.3%
  5. Two or more races6.2%
  6. American Indian1.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Cranston High School East scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Rhode Island, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtRhode Island
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230%34%33.1%
Math, 2022-2312%21% (2021-22)28.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

86% of the 409 students in Cranston High School East's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtRhode Island
Four-year graduation rate86%87%84.1%
Students in the class40989811,062

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Cranston

3 public high schools in Cranston report 2024-25 enrollment; Cranston High School East is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cranston High School West1,65315.427.3%
Cranston High School East1,52513.158.6%
NEL/CPS Construction Career1768.065.9%

All public schools in Cranston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cranston High School East

  1. Dr. Jorge Alvarez High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 447 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Paul Cuffee Upper SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 243 students, 9.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Cranston High School East with Dr. Jorge Alvarez High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cranston spends per student$18,884 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,884
  5. The largest public schools in Rhode IslandCranston High School East is the number 4 by size of 59 Rhode Island high schools open in 2024-25.#4 of 59
  6. Rhode Island schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Rhode Island median of 12.4 for high schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cranston High School East

  1. How many students attend Cranston High School East?
    1,525 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,499 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Cranston, RI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cranston High School East?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Rhode Island median for high schools is 12.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cranston High School East a Title I school?
    Cranston High School East was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Cranston High School East do on state tests?
    The students tested at Cranston High School East scored proficient or above: 30% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 33.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 28.9% in math in 2022-23 across Rhode Island. Rhode Island's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Cranston High School East?
    86% of the 409 students in Cranston High School East's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 84.1% across Rhode Island. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Cranston High School East in?
    Cranston, NCES district ID 4400240. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 440024000044 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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